Why We Love Community (And You Should Too!)
In my earlier article about Building Communities, I mentioned how some communities just grow into existence in an organic way, while others can be like a construction site for some time: carefully planning strategy and structure, to lay down a foundation for the community to evolve further .
Somebody asked me once if I could share 3 tips how to start a community. In my over enthusiastic way of dealing with things, I had one tip only: ‘Just start!’.
Community management is a hot topic and communities are a way into the future. There is a lot of theory about communities and community management that you can read on websites like, Community Roundtable, Feverbee, CMX Hub etc. To me, the essence of ‘Just start!’ is getting people together and start small. Mindfulness and awareness will get you a long way without digging into the ‘Ultimate Guide To Communities’©.
Once you have a community running in some form or the other, now comes the time to maintain and grow your community. You will be looking for new people, different people and connecting to other communities. Maintaining a community is like maintaining a garden. A garden flourishes when there are a lot of different flowers, varying in size, color and the soil is fertile.